It sucks to wait, but that is what I am doing. If you wait and decide the upgrades are not worth the price, then I am sure you can find some sort of deal on the 1st gen.

I however have time on my side as my 11" 2011 MBA is working, but I want something new with retina. Also, hoping I can fetch a few hundred for this to put towards the new purchase (battery life is abysmal so it will be a tough sell). If you mac is truly on its last legs, still try to sell it for parts on CL and use the money towards a new or open box deal.

I'd wait too. It would blow to buy one now and have something better come out (or even be announced) soon. Granted, the $300 off at BB is tempting (esp when combined with a 10% off mover's coupon, or even a $50 off student coupon). But I'm sure that price will be back in the not too distant future, with or without new offerings from Apple.

I have no idea how much you can get for your current laptop (if you want to sell it to defray the cost of a new one). I didn't want the hassle of a possible return (or any other problem) via selling it on Ebay or Craigslist, so last July I traded in my mid-2011 11" MBA 4 GB Ram/128 GB SSD (with a ton of charge cycles on it) on Amazon for $336. It had the box and all the accessories. I'm pretty sure whomever handled the trade-in on Amazon (various companies?) then listed it for close to $600. Judging by what people said on these forums, I probably could've sold it for $500 or just a bit more. But Ebay would've pocked $50 of that, and I'm terrified of selling online (again, returns and whatnot). I took less, but it was a breeze.

I would wait, altho there are no rumours that Apple will announce an update to the Macbook at the March event, Apple only brought it out last year. On the other hand they may choose to announce it at this event as a quick mention/update. The iPad and iPhone SE are expected to be the key features of the event tho.

I'd wait too. It would blow to buy one now and have something better come out (or even be announced) soon. Granted, the $300 off at BB is tempting (esp when combined with a 10% off mover's coupon, or even a $50 off student coupon). But I'm sure that price will be back in the not too distant future, with or without new offerings from Apple.

I have no idea how much you can get for your current laptop (if you want to sell it to defray the cost of a new one). I didn't want the hassle of a possible return (or any other problem) via selling it on Ebay or Craigslist, so last July I traded in my mid-2011 11" MBA 4 GB Ram/128 GB SSD (with a ton of charge cycles on it) on Amazon for $336. It had the box and all the accessories. I'm pretty sure whomever handled the trade-in on Amazon (various companies?) then listed it for close to $600. Judging by what people said on these forums, I probably could've sold it for $500 or just a bit more. But Ebay would've pocked $50 of that, and I'm terrified of selling online (again, returns and whatnot). I took less, but it was a breeze.

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I would get it and utilize the 14 day return period. I bought one this past week and since I'm Best Buy Reward Elite member, I have 30 days to return it in case Apple upgrades it.

I was actually somewhat considering buying this computer as a spare. I held one in the past and messed around with the mouse and such. Never typed on one till today. Did not like the keyboard at all so couldn't see myself ever purchasing one. That aside, it's a decent machine.

I'm in the same position. I really want one but am wondering about when the update will come out. In the past, has Apple ever updated MacBooks at an event that is mainly for iPhone and iPad updates? Off hand I can't recall one.

I love my MacBook 12. It's the best Apple laptop ever in my opinion (and I've owned a white MacBook, 3 different Airs and a 13" Pro) but this close to the possible announcement, I might wait. However, for the money with a few places selling the Macbook for $300 off of retail (B&H and Best Buy, I think) it is a very good deal. If cost is more important buy now. If potentially newer tech matters to you, wait a couple weeks.

I'm also in the same boat... I'm looking at the 512 GB as I need the space for my work, and I see the BB deal for $300 off and if I can get a 10% coupon, this would be a pretty good deal. On the other hand, I'm curious what the 2nd gen MB would look like, as this one-port thing seems rather annoying, as I need a hub for external display, power, and USB/SD card slots... I'm not even sure there are any hubs that have all those rolled into one

I didn't wait and just purchased it and got the $300 Best Buy deal. I'm totally speculating but I think the new MacBook will be announced in June, because it may be the flagship product to show off Thunderbolt 3, and this month wouldn't be the right event to do that. They'd show that off along with OS X 10.12 in June. We'll see! If there is an update this month I could return it.

I didn't wait and just purchased it and got the $300 Best Buy deal. I'm totally speculating but I think the new MacBook will be announced in June, because it may be the flagship product to show off Thunderbolt 3, and this month wouldn't be the right event to do that. They'd show that off along with OS X 10.12 in June. We'll see! If there is an update this month I could return it.

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I took the leap as well, and I am completely thrilled with the Macbook. The "under spec'd" thing is overblown, if you use the machine as intended. I typically use Mail, Safari (with lots of tabs), Photos and iTunes.

All open super fast and no lag whatsoever when surfing, listening to music/videos or navigating the OS. Acts just like my maxed out 2015 iMac 5k for these tasks.

There's little to no chance I'll return it when the new one is released. A mild spec bump will do nothing to improve the experience for me, and if the price drops it won't drop $300.

I took the leap as well, and I am completely thrilled with the Macbook. The "under spec'd" thing is overblown, if you use the machine as intended. I typically use Mail, Safari (with lots of tabs), Photos and iTunes.

All open super fast and no lag whatsoever when surfing, listening to music/videos or navigating the OS. Acts just like my maxed out 2015 iMac 5k for these tasks.

There's little to no chance I'll return it when the new one is released. A mild spec bump will do nothing to improve the experience for me, and if the price drops it won't drop $300.

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Congrats on your new Macbook i'm still considering getting one to accompany my iPad Pro, I've not had chance to use one in store tho so I'm waiting until the new ones are announced. As a writer i think the Macbook might be a great little laptop to carry around. While i love my iPad Pro and it is brilliant for reading and writing on PDF documents, watching iTunes content and general web browsing i do really love a laptop and i think both the iPad Pro and Macbook would be great together.

Congrats on your new Macbook i'm still considering getting one to accompany my iPad Pro, I've not had chance to use one in store tho so I'm waiting until the new ones are announced. As a writer i think the Macbook might be a great little laptop to carry around. While i love my iPad Pro and it is brilliant for reading and writing on PDF documents, watching iTunes content and general web browsing i do really love a laptop and i think both the iPad Pro and Macbook would be great together.

I didn't wait and just purchased it and got the $300 Best Buy deal. I'm totally speculating but I think the new MacBook will be announced in June, because it may be the flagship product to show off Thunderbolt 3, and this month wouldn't be the right event to do that. They'd show that off along with OS X 10.12 in June. We'll see! If there is an update this month I could return it.

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Have you ever tried to return a MB at BestBuy? is the process pretty seamless? I'm thinking about getting the MB with the $300 off but want the chance to return it if somehow the keyboard/etc isn't for me

Have you ever tried to return a MB at BestBuy? is the process pretty seamless? I'm thinking about getting the MB with the $300 off but want the chance to return it if somehow the keyboard/etc isn't for me

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Very easy... Just bring the box, power cables, etc. and they will test the device to make sure it's working and that's it.

I bought the 12" the day it was offered, exchanging it for my 2014 11" MBA and I haven't regretted it one moment. I have the 1.2 with the big SSD and the performance is the same as the 11," but with a much better screen.

As far as it being fragile it isn't. I carry it all over the world and use it at least 3 hours a day. The battery has had 123 cycles (measured by Coconut app) and charges to about 93% of designed capacity after a year.

The only problem I had was getting a crumb under one of the keys (left shift) and it wouldn't depress until I scraped it out.

However, I would wait to after the Apple show coming up, because if there is an update I would rather have that one than the current model (assuming I was buying new). Besides which if there isn't any updates the MB will still be available.

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